The world map is familiar sight on classroom walls and in atlases, but in terms of country and continent size, it’s way off – and all because of a 16th-century projection.

Have you ever looked at a world map and wondered why some countries seem much larger than others, even though that doesn't ...

TomTom (TOM2), the location technology specialist, and NextBillion.ai, a leading provider of AI-powered mapping solutions for ...

Most of us grew up looking at world maps that dramatically distorted the actual size of countries, and we had no idea. In ...

Hundreds of decisions—how to build roads, where to send medicine, how to plan for natural disasters—depend on knowing where people live. Over the past few decades, population maps have become powerful ...

A pioneering study reveals how archaeologists' satellite tools can be repurposed to tackle climate change. By using AI and satellite LiDAR imagery from NASA and ESA, researchers have found a faster, ...

Common projections shrink the size of Africa, but experts have long debated whether creating a precise map is possible.

A groundbreaking AI-powered study reveals a significant surge in global rheumatoid arthritis cases since 1980.

The European Space Agency (ESA) recently launched the Biomass satellite into orbit from Kourou in French Guiana using a Vega-C rocket.Over the coming ...